New Town: Dunaújváros, Hungary
Organisation: Institute of Contemporary Art of Dunaujvaros

Csaba Gyöngyössy is chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Public Foundation for Modern Art, highschool history teacher, public education leader, school principal for 22 years and respected figure in the public life of Dunaújváros. His work was recognised with the Dunaújváros Teacher of Merit Award in 2020. From 2023, he is the Honorary Citizen of Dunaújváros. Over the past decades, he has regularly organised film clubs as a volunteer and has spoken in public with almost 80 Hungarian writers, academics and public figures. In addition, he has given numerous lectures on local history and published a book entitled Public Sculptures of Dunaújváros. From 2000 to the present, he has been Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Public Foundation for Modern Art, which runs the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA-D), without remuneration. His leadership experience, organisational skills, team management and conflict management have saved the underfunded work of the Institute of Contemporary Art on many occasions.